New York's Intoxication Rape Rewrite

A proposed New York law would make a sexual partner criminally liable when their counterpart voluntarily became heavily intoxicated, even where apparent consent was given at the time. The argument warns this standard could criminalize ordinary sexual behavior, invite life‑ruining allegations, and shift prosecutorial discretion into a zone of subjective second‑guessing. — If adopted, the change would reshape consent law nationwide, affect campus adjudications, and alter how police, prosecutors, and courts handle alcohol‑tinged encounters.